Draft oil law details
"· Reaffirms that oil and gas resources are owned by all the people of Iraq and contains a firm commitment to revenue-sharing among regions and provinces on the basis of population.
· Establishes a predictable framework and processes for federal-regional cooperation that demonstrate the government's commitment to democracy and federalism.
· Creates a principal policymaking body for energy -- the Federal Council on Oil and Gas -- that will have representatives from all of Iraq's regions and oil-producing provinces.
· Ensures that all revenue from oil sales will go into a single national account and that provinces will receive direct shares of revenue, thereby significantly increasing local control of financial resources.
· Establishes international standards for transparency and mandates public disclosure of contracts and associated revenue and payments. This is essential to build confidence in the new political order and to counter corruption.
. . . It also requires best practices in environmental protection and field management and development."
Op-ed by Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. ambassador to Iraq.
source
Khalilzad, Zalmay. (The Washington Post). A Shared Stake in Iraq's Future. March 3, 2007.
posted: sunday, march 4, 2007, 9:12 PM ET
tags: iraq oil zalmay khalilzad
· Establishes a predictable framework and processes for federal-regional cooperation that demonstrate the government's commitment to democracy and federalism.
· Creates a principal policymaking body for energy -- the Federal Council on Oil and Gas -- that will have representatives from all of Iraq's regions and oil-producing provinces.
· Ensures that all revenue from oil sales will go into a single national account and that provinces will receive direct shares of revenue, thereby significantly increasing local control of financial resources.
· Establishes international standards for transparency and mandates public disclosure of contracts and associated revenue and payments. This is essential to build confidence in the new political order and to counter corruption.
. . . It also requires best practices in environmental protection and field management and development."
Op-ed by Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. ambassador to Iraq.
source
Khalilzad, Zalmay. (The Washington Post). A Shared Stake in Iraq's Future. March 3, 2007.
posted: sunday, march 4, 2007, 9:12 PM ET
tags: iraq oil zalmay khalilzad
Labels: federalism, iraq, oil, zalmay khalilzad
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